In this course, you will learn how to use VMware vRealize Operations Manager as a forensic and predictive tool. Based on VMware ESXi 6, VMware vCenter Server 6, and vRealize Operations Manager 6.2, this course includes instruction on advanced capabilities including customization and management.

Objective

1.Course Introduction

Introductions and course logistics

Course objectives

2.Introduction to vRealize Operations Manager

How vRealize Operations Manager is used to manage the software-defined data center

Features and benefits of vRealize Operations Manager

3.vRealize Operations Manager User Interface

Navigate the main areas of the user interface

Explain the importance of inventory trees

View widgets and dashboards on the Home page

View inventory trees and objects on the Environment page

4.vRealize Operations Manager Concepts

Use views to gather information about the environment

Create reports about the environment

How data is collected and analyzed by vRealize Operations Manager

Importance of alerts, symptoms, and badges

5.Troubleshooting System Health Issues

Process for troubleshooting system health issues with vRealize Operations Manager

Monitor alerts and troubleshoot system health issues

Use heat maps to monitor system health

6.Capacity Planning

Capacity planning models

Assess capacity risk in the environment

Troubleshoot risk and efficiency issues

Ways to optimize resource utilization in the environment

Use projects to perform what-if scenarios

7.Tags, Application Groups, and Custom Object Groups

Use tags and applications to group objects

Create custom object groups in the environment

8.Policies

List guidelines for customizing vRealize Operations Manager content

Create policies for various types of workloads

Explain how policy inheritance works

9.Intelligent Workload Placement

Use workload placement to rebalance workloads across the environment

Identify scenarios that use workload placement

Use policies to drive workload balance plan recommendations

10.Custom Alert Definitions

Create symptom definitions

Create recommendations and use actions

Create notifications

Create alert definitions

11.Custom Views

Various types of views

Create views

12.Custom Dashboards

Create custom dashboards

Configure widgets and widget interactions

Configure dashboard navigation

Manage dashboards

13.Super Metrics

Create super metrics

Enable super metrics in policies

14.User Access Control

Create local users and user groups

Assign roles to local users and groups

Import users and user groups from an LDAP source

15.Operating System and Application Monitoring

Deploy operating system and application monitoring

Monitor operating systems and applications

16.Management Packs

Management packs that are available to the environment

Install and configure a management pack

17.Architecture, Scalability, and Availability

Components of a vRealize Operations Manager node

Roles in a vRealize Operations Manager cluster

How a nodes components interact to achieve scalability and availability